Did Your Health Plan Rip Off Medicare?
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Today, KHN has released details of 90 previously secret government audits that reveal
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Medicare Advantage plans have seen growing enrollment so has excess payments
Medicare pays Medicare Advantage plans a set amount for each enrollee. In 2022, 49 percent of eligible Medicare beneficiaries were
Read moreWhat to Know about Medicare Spending and Financing
(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 19, 2023) Medicare, the federal health insurance
Read moreHHS Announces Key Dates for the First Year of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
(Source -www.cms.gov) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced key dates for the first year of the
Read moreMillions of Uninsured People Can Get Free ACA Plans
(By Jared Ortaliza, Justin Lo, Gary Claxton, Krutika Amin, and Cynthia Cox Follow for Kaiser Family Foundation published on Jan
Read moreA ‘medical cost-sharing’ plan left this minister to pay most of his $160,000 bill
(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) Kareen King calls it “the ultimate paradox”: The hospital that saved her husband Jeff’s heart
Read moreMany Families With Unaffordable Employer Coverage Now Eligible for Covered California Subsidies
(By Bernard J. Wolfson for Kaiser Health News) If having the family on your employer-sponsored health plan has been a
Read moreCigna received $5.9M in Medicare Advantage overpayments, OIG says
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage plan Cigna HealthSpring of Tennessee received $5.9 million in overpayments from
Read moreGet care now, pay later?: Health care sees a surge in financing platforms for patients
(By Katie Palmer for STAT) As inflation-weary shoppers try to make ends meet, many are turning to a modern twist
Read moreWant a Clue on Health Care Costs in Advance? New Tools Take a Crack at It
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Need medical treatment this year and want to nail down your out-of-pocket costs
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